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Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2020

Combining a UV photo intervention with self-affirmation or self-compassion exercises: implications for skin protection.

Charlotte J Hagerman, Michelle L Stock, Brianne K Molloy, Janine B Beekman, William M P Klein, Nicole Butler

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charlotte J HagermanGeorge Washington University, 2125 G St. NW, Room 306, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Michelle L StockGeorge Washington University, 2125 G St. NW, Room 306, Washington, DC, 20052, USA. mstock@gwu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5224-1103
Brianne K MolloyGeorge Washington University, 2125 G St. NW, Room 306, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Janine B BeekmanGeorge Washington University, 2125 G St. NW, Room 306, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
William M P KleinBehavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Nicole ButlerGeorge Washington University, 2125 G St. NW, Room 306, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
George Washington University · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study tested whether self-affirmation or self-compassion exercises, shown to increase message acceptance, could maximize the benefit of a UV photo intervention on skin protection cognitions. College women (N = 167) were randomly assigned to: (1) view a UV photo or Black and White (no-UV) photo of their face and (2) write a self-affirmation, self-compassion, or neutral essay. Participants who saw their UV photo reported healthier cognitions, including greater perceived vulnerability and intentions to protect skin. Within the self-compassion condition, participants who saw their UV photo were also more likely to take the sunscreen packets offered. However, neither self-affirmation nor self-compassion enhanced the effect of the UV photo. Within the UV condition, women who completed these exercises had similar (and occasionally less healthy) cognitions and behavior as those who wrote a neutral essay. The benefits of self-affirmation and self-compassion in conjunction with health messages may be limited to higher risk groups who experience more message defensiveness than the current sample.

Indexed as

EmpathyUniversitiesCognitionExerciseFemaleHumansIntentionSelf-affirmationSelf-compassionSkin protectionUV interventionUV photography

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PMID31565758
OpenAlexW2978837628

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